"The LeGrange Waltz" - Floyd Leblanc

Influenced first by Luderin Darbone of the Hackberry Ramblers, Cajun fiddler Floyd Leblanc adopted the same western swing style popularized by Texas fiddlers in the late 1940s.   Before long, he was the lead fiddler in Benny Hess' Oklahoma Tornadoes band where they recorded several sides for his Houston-based label Opera.

Aujourd'hui, chère, t'es après m'quitter,

Pour t'en aller dedans les chemins,

Aussi loin, chère, comment tu crois?,

Mais, pourquoi-donc, mais, tu me fais ça?.

Rappelle-toi, ouais, mais, quand tu m'as dit,

Mais, moi je pouvais, mais, plu(s) t'aimer,

Malheureuse, chère, mais, je (ne) veux plus,

Pour ça t'as fait à ton p'tit chien.

Rappelle-toi, ouais, tout ça t'as fait,

Il y a pas longtemps, mais, dis donc "bye-bye",

Moi j'connais, chère, tu vas pleurer,

mais, un jour à venir, mais, malheureuse.

Daily World
Oct 28, 1949

Named after prominent family in the area, Leblanc entitled this 1948 recording "The LaGrange Waltz". His song was a familiar melody that inspired J.B. Fuselier's  Chere Tout Tout and later, Papa Cairo's Chere Poulette.  His group is largely unknown at this time, but it's possible Bennie Hess and Virgil Bozman are on guitars, and B.D. Williams is on bass.  The LaGrange family settled in Calcasieu and notably donated money for a school.  The school was opened in 1929 and remained the primary school in the area until 1954 when the larger high school was built.1    

Today, dear, you've left me,

To go down the country roads,

So far away, dear, how do you think?

Well, so why, well, have you done that to me?

Remember, yeah, well, when you told me,

Well, I cannot, well, love you anymore,

Naughty woman, dear, well, I don't want anymore,

For what you've done to your little man.

Remember, yeah, all you've done,

Over there not long ago, well, so say "bye-bye",

I know, dear, you're going to cry,

Well, to return one day, well, naughty woman. 

1. http://www.cpsb.org/Page/1019
2. Lyrics by Stephane F

Release Info:

111-A (638) You Musn’t Cry | Opera 111

111-B (638) The LeGrange Waltz | Opera 111